Facility Redwood City Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery Address 1150 Veterans Blvd Redwood City CA 94063 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (650) 299-2290 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Welcome to my web page.

I appreciate the opportunity to tell you a little bit about myself.

Having a neurological problem can be both scary and confusing. My goal is to help my patients truly understand the nature of their disorder so that we can come up with an appropriate plan of care together. It is an honor to be able to treat patients and a privilege to operate on someone in order to improve their life. I love what I do as a neurosurgeon, and I take this responsibility very seriously.

I was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in Enid, Oklahoma, where I spent most of my free time playing tennis and video games. My father is a neurologist, and I am certain that hearing interesting stories about his complex patients steered me into a career in neurosurgery. I left the Midwest for the southern comfort and humidity of Atlanta, where I received my undergraduate education at Emory University. I stayed in the South for medical school and neurosurgical residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. I also completed a two year fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at Vanderbilt, during which time I focused on coiling intracranial aneurysms, embolizing arteriovenous malformations of the brain and spinal cord, and treating patients with intracranial and extracranial stenosis, stroke, and moyamoya disease.

In addition to cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery, I also have a passion for resecting brain tumors, skull base surgery, microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia, and spinal surgery.

I was attracted to Kaiser Permanente because of the unique opportunity to provide comprehensive care for patients with both routine and complex neurosurgical issues in a collegial environment. I feel that Kaiser Permanente is an excellent model of health care delivery as physicians can focus all of their attention on patient care. The neurosurgery department at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City is comprised of well-trained compassionate surgeons, and I feel lucky to be a part of this dynamic group.

My professional memberships include the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

My wife was raised in Northern California, and we are excited to be living in the Bay Area. I still enjoy playing tennis, as well as reading, skiing, watching movies, and spending time with family.

My Credentials

Medical school	Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Internship	Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Residency	Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Fellowship	Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

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